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LiberalArkie

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7. Working class folks generally do not have much of a college education. Not at the point where they learn about

Reply to AZ8theist (Reply #6)

Thu Apr 3, 2025, 01:47 PM

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other people. If anything they go to a junior college in their community. Never really mixing with other cultures and life styles. Whatever biases they had when leaving high school they end up with when entering the workforce.

In my life the union members I have known, if they were liberal in their mindset it just meant they were just not card carrying members of the John Birch Society. Maybe this is how the 1%ers plan on destroying the unions, from within.

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Stellantis Lays Off Hundreds of Workers in US over Trump Tariffs: Reports [View all] ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 OP

Trump is such a job creator like you won't believe IronLionZion Apr 2025 #1

FAFO we can do it Apr 2025 #2

Anxiously awaiting comment from Shawn Fain about how this is a positive. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #3

Fain is blaming Stellantis MichMan Apr 2025 #12

Interesting. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #13

Ordinary working people always PAY the price for this crap. We need to make Republicans Bengus81 Apr 2025 #4

I would almost bet that most of those workers voted for Trump. LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #5

You are probably correct. This country is LOADED with rubes like this: AZ8theist Apr 2025 #6

Working class folks generally do not have much of a college education. Not at the point where they learn about LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #7

You have never worked on a job site. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #8

No not like construction work, For the last 20 years before retirement it was in the corporate environment doing phone LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #10

in 2025 the trades have diversified quite a bit. ForgoTheConsequence Apr 2025 #14

Lack of formal education doesn't necessarily mean you lack critical thinking skills... Trueblue Texan Apr 2025 #9

And the UAW regrestic Apr 2025 #11